Three-Eyed Alien

Why

What kinds of interesting life forms exist beyond the stars? Use your imagination to bring extra-terrestrial visions to life!

Steps

1. Have you ever wondered what creatures from outer space might look like? Would they look like humans, or maybe animals? Perhaps they have many eyes or several pairs of arms. Crumple up aluminum foil into your alien’s basic shape. Cover it completely with a thin layer of Model Magic® Fusion™ Alien Skin Green modeling compound.

2. Give your alien arms by rolling out long shapes and pressing them on the body. Use your hands to roll out some fingers or use a craft stick or scissors to indent the ends of the arms into claws.

3. Roll out small balls of compound and stick them to your alien’s feet for toes. Add little toenails by flattening small Fusion balls on the front of the toes.

4. Maybe your alien has many ears or doesn’t have any ears at all! Add them if you like. You can add a belly plate by rolling out a medium-sized Fusion ball and flattening it onto your alien’s stomach.

5. For eyes, roll out small Fusion balls and place as many of them as you like on your alien’s head. To make pupils, roll out smaller balls. Place them on the center of the eyes and flatten. For eyelids, roll out two small hot-dog shapes of Fusion for each eye. Place one on top of the eye and one on the bottom.

6. Finish your alien by giving it a goofy, teethy grin. Model Magic® Fusion™ dries to the touch overnight and dries completely in 2 to 3 days.

Safety Guidelines

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.

Crayola Modeling Materials including Crayola Model Magic®, and Model Magic Fusion™, Crayola Air-Dry Clay, and Crayola Dough—

  • Keep away from open flames. Do not use to make candleholders, hot plates, trivets, or other similar objects that will be used or placed near fire and other heat sources.
  • Do not put in an oven, microwave, or kiln.
  • Do not make into vessels/containers that will hold unpackaged food.
  • The use of modeling material to make items that look like food is discouraged for children younger than age 5 to avoid their confusion with real food.
  • Unless sealed with a water-resistant glaze, do not make projects exposed to or immersed in water, such as boats or outdoor bird feeders. They would disintegrate when exposed to moisture.
  • Crayola Dough—contains gluten (wheat flour) as an ingredient.
  • Crayola Air-Dry Clay, Crayola Model Magic and Model Magic Fusion are gluten-free. However, they are produced on the same machinery as Crayola Dough which does contain gluten. Although the machines are cleaned prior to the start of each production run, there is a slight possibility that trace amounts of gluten from Crayola Dough may be present in the other modeling compound products. For information regarding specific ingredients or allergic concerns, please call our Consumer Affairs department at 1-800-272-9652 weekdays between 9 AM and 4 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Wood—By its nature, wood is rough and may contain splinters or sharp points

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Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Model Magic® Fusion™
household supplies
  • aluminum foil
  • craft sticks

Where & When

"After we went to the planetarium, we used this as an imagination-inspiring activity."
Mailee H., scout leader, ages 7 to 9.

"We were studying the planets. When we voted on what type of craft project to do, the children unanimously chose aliens. "
Frances B., after-school volunteer with ages 10 and 11.


Interesting Info

Mercury takes 59 days to make a rotation but only 88 days to circle the sun. That means that there are fewer than 2 “days” in a year!